COVID-19: Allergies no reason to avoid virus vaccination, say experts

*If there is ever a concern about your candidacy to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the best advice is to see a certified allergist and immunologist to determine if it is safe for you

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

Health experts have opined that having an allergic reaction to one of the COVID-19 vaccines is not an excuse not to get vaccinated against the damaging Coronavirus pandemic.

It was gathered while explaining his decision not to get vaccinated, Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, based in the United States (US), simply said that he was allergic to the vaccines.

However, a University of Florida health expert says that is no reason to avoid the vaccines.

Lyda Cuervo Pardo, M.D, a University of Florida Health allergist and immunologist, stated: “People with a history of an allergic reaction to a medication, a food, an environmental allergen such as pollen, trees, weeds, dust mites, even those with a history of an allergic reaction to latex or venoms like a bee sting, are very unlikely to have an allergic reaction to one of the COVID-19 vaccines.”

Pardo said the COVID-19 vaccines do not contain eggs, gelatins, preservatives, or latex, some of the things people often worry about when it comes to allergies.

The health allergist and immunologist said: “If there’s ever a concern about your candidacy to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the best advice is to see a board-certified allergist and immunologist so they can determine if it is safe for you.”